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On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature

On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
ByC. S. Lewis
    Cover 6

    A Double Barrelled Detective Story

    A Double Barrelled Detective Story
    ByMark Twain
      The Shepherd's Crown

      #41 of 41 in Discworld

      The Shepherd's Crown
      ByTerry Pratchett
        2061: Odyssey Three

        #3 of 4 in Space Odyssey

        2061: Odyssey Three
        ByArthur C. Clarke
          Interesting Times

          #17 of 41 in Discworld

          Interesting Times
          ByTerry Pratchett
            3001: The Final Odyssey

            #4 of 4 in Space Odyssey

            3001: The Final Odyssey
            ByArthur C. Clarke
              Foundation's Edge

              #4 of 7 in Foundation (Publication Order)

              Foundation's Edge
              ByIsaac Asimov
                Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

                Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
                ByMary Roach
                  Banana

                  Banana
                  ByDan Koeppel
                    Thief of Time

                    #26 of 41 in Discworld

                    Thief of Time
                    ByTerry Pratchett
                      Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal

                      Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
                      ByMary Roach
                        My life as an experiment

                        My life as an experiment
                        ByJacobs, A. J.
                          Hagakure

                          Hagakure
                          ByYamamoto Tsunetomo,William Scott Wilson(Translator)
                            The Killings at Badger's Drift

                            #1 of 6 in Chief Inspector Barnaby

                            The Killings At Badger's Drift
                            ByCaroline Graham
                              Going Postal

                              #33 of 41 in Discworld

                              Going Postal
                              ByTerry Pratchett
                                The Magician's Nephew

                                #6 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)

                                The Magician's Nephew
                                ByC. S. Lewis
                                  Hogfather

                                  #20 of 41 in Discworld

                                  Hogfather
                                  ByTerry Pratchett
                                    Sourdough

                                    Sourdough
                                    ByRobin Sloan
                                      Consider the fork

                                      Consider the fork
                                      ByBee Wilson
                                        The Last Hero

                                        #27 of 41 in Discworld

                                        The Last Hero
                                        ByTerry Pratchett
                                          The Silver Chair

                                          #4 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)

                                          The silver chair
                                          ByC. S. Lewis
                                            Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

                                            Mary Roach's Curiosities

                                            Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
                                            ByMary Roach
                                              The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

                                              #28 of 41 in Discworld

                                              The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
                                              ByTerry Pratchett
                                                The Horse and His Boy

                                                #5 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)

                                                The horse and his boy
                                                ByC. S. Lewis
                                                  Wintersmith

                                                  #35 of 41 in Discworld

                                                  Wintersmith
                                                  ByTerry Pratchett
                                                    Cryptozoology A to Z

                                                    Cryptozoology A to Z
                                                    ByLoren Coleman
                                                      Wyrd Sisters

                                                      #6 of 41 in Discworld

                                                      Wyrd Sisters
                                                      ByTerry Pratchett
                                                        Second Foundation

                                                        #3 of 7 in Foundation (Publication Order)

                                                        Second Foundation
                                                        ByIsaac Asimov
                                                          SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

                                                          #2 of 4 in Freakonomics

                                                          SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
                                                          BySteven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner
                                                            Gone with the Wind

                                                            Gone with the Wind
                                                            ByMargaret Mitchell

                                                              459 Readers • 4.1

                                                              Where The Sidewalk Ends

                                                              Where The Sidewalk Ends
                                                              ByShel Silverstein
                                                                The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

                                                                #3 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)

                                                                The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
                                                                ByC. S. Lewis
                                                                  Mostly Harmless

                                                                  #5 of 6 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

                                                                  Mostly Harmless
                                                                  ByDouglas Adams
                                                                    Cover 8

                                                                    The Old Man in the Corner

                                                                    #1 of 2 in Teahouse Detective

                                                                    The Old Man in the Corner (Mystery Collection)
                                                                    ByEmmuska Orczy
                                                                      And Another Thing...

                                                                      #6 of 6 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

                                                                      And Another Thing...
                                                                      ByEoin Colfer

                                                                        2009 • 95 Readers • 275 pages • 3

                                                                        Jingo

                                                                        #21 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                        Jingo
                                                                        ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                          Night Watch

                                                                          #29 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                          Night Watch
                                                                          ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                            When to Rob a Bank: ...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants

                                                                            #4 of 4 in Freakonomics

                                                                            When to Rob a Bank: ...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants
                                                                            BySteven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner
                                                                              Pyramids

                                                                              #7 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                              Pyramids
                                                                              ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                                Think Like a Freak

                                                                                4 Freakonomics

                                                                                Think Like a Freak
                                                                                BySteven D. Levitt,Stephen J. Dubner
                                                                                  Witches Abroad

                                                                                  #12 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                                  Witches Abroad
                                                                                  ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                                    Small Gods

                                                                                    #13 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                                    Small Gods
                                                                                    ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                                      Eric

                                                                                      #9 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                                      Eric
                                                                                      ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                                        Chasing American Monsters

                                                                                        Chasing American Monsters : Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids & Hairy Beasts
                                                                                        ByJason Offutt

                                                                                          1 Reader

                                                                                          The case of the velvet claws.

                                                                                          #1 of 60 in Perry Mason

                                                                                          The case of the velvet claws.
                                                                                          ByErle Stanley Gardner
                                                                                            Kwik krimes

                                                                                            Kwik krimes
                                                                                            ByOtto Penzler
                                                                                              The Lost City of the Monkey God

                                                                                              The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
                                                                                              ByDouglas Preston
                                                                                                The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

                                                                                                #3 of 3 in Dirk Gently

                                                                                                Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
                                                                                                ByDouglas Adams

                                                                                                  2002 • 112 Readers • 292 pages • 3.6

                                                                                                  Thud!

                                                                                                  #34 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                                                  Thud!
                                                                                                  ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                                                    An Edible History of Humanity

                                                                                                    An Edible History of Humanity
                                                                                                    ByTom Standage
                                                                                                      Not quite what I was planning

                                                                                                      Not quite what I was planning
                                                                                                      ByRachel Fershleiser
                                                                                                        Forward the Foundation

                                                                                                        #7 of 7 in Foundation (Publication Order)

                                                                                                        Forward the Foundation
                                                                                                        ByIsaac Asimov
                                                                                                          Sourcery

                                                                                                          #5 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                                                          Sourcery
                                                                                                          ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                                                            The Wee Free Men

                                                                                                            #30 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                                                            The Wee Free Men
                                                                                                            ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                                                              Reading Like a Writer

                                                                                                              Reading Like a Writer
                                                                                                              ByFrancine Prose
                                                                                                                The Last Battle

                                                                                                                #7 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)

                                                                                                                The Last Battle
                                                                                                                ByC. S. Lewis
                                                                                                                  Lords and Ladies

                                                                                                                  #14 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                                                                  Lords and Ladies
                                                                                                                  ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                                                                    Carpe Jugulum

                                                                                                                    #23 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                                                                    Carpe Jugulum
                                                                                                                    ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                                                                      Foundation and Empire

                                                                                                                      #2 of 7 in Foundation (Publication Order)

                                                                                                                      Foundation and Empire
                                                                                                                      ByIsaac Asimov
                                                                                                                        Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

                                                                                                                        #1 of 1 in Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

                                                                                                                        Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
                                                                                                                        ByRobin Sloan
                                                                                                                          A Canticle for Leibowitz

                                                                                                                          #1 of 2 in St. Leibowitz

                                                                                                                          A Canticle for Leibowitz
                                                                                                                          ByWalter M. Miller Jr.

                                                                                                                            1959 • 423 Readers • 354 pages • 3.9

                                                                                                                            Where's My Cow?

                                                                                                                            #34.5 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                                                                            Where's My Cow?
                                                                                                                            ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                                                                              Prince Caspian

                                                                                                                              #2 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)

                                                                                                                              Prince Caspian
                                                                                                                              ByC. S. Lewis
                                                                                                                                So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

                                                                                                                                #4 of 6 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

                                                                                                                                So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
                                                                                                                                ByDouglas Adams
                                                                                                                                  Maskerade

                                                                                                                                  #18 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                                                                                  Maskerade
                                                                                                                                  ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                                                                                    The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

                                                                                                                                    The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
                                                                                                                                    ByDavid Grann
                                                                                                                                      Life, the Universe and Everything

                                                                                                                                      #3 of 6 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

                                                                                                                                      Life, the Universe and Everything
                                                                                                                                      ByDouglas Adams
                                                                                                                                        Making Money

                                                                                                                                        #36 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                                                                                        Making Money
                                                                                                                                        ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                                                                                          American Gods

                                                                                                                                          #1 of 2 in American Gods

                                                                                                                                          American Gods
                                                                                                                                          ByNeil Gaiman
                                                                                                                                            The Name of the Rose

                                                                                                                                            The Name of the Rose
                                                                                                                                            ByUmberto Eco,William Weaver(Translator)

                                                                                                                                              1980 • 575 Readers • 556 pages • 4

                                                                                                                                              Jurassic Park

                                                                                                                                              #1 of 2 in Jurassic Park

                                                                                                                                              Jurassic Park
                                                                                                                                              ByMichael Crichton
                                                                                                                                                The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

                                                                                                                                                #2 of 4 in Adventures of Tom and Huck

                                                                                                                                                The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
                                                                                                                                                ByMark Twain,Saddleback Educational Publishing
                                                                                                                                                  The Silmarillion

                                                                                                                                                  Middle-earth Legendarium

                                                                                                                                                  The Silmarillion
                                                                                                                                                  ByJ.R.R. Tolkien
                                                                                                                                                    The Mystery of the Yellow Room

                                                                                                                                                    #1 of 7 in Joseph Rouletabille

                                                                                                                                                    The Mystery of the Yellow Room
                                                                                                                                                    ByGaston Leroux
                                                                                                                                                      Ready Player One

                                                                                                                                                      #1 of 2 in Ready Player One

                                                                                                                                                      Ready Player One
                                                                                                                                                      ByErnest Cline
                                                                                                                                                        The Colour of Magic

                                                                                                                                                        #1 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                                                                                                        The Colour of Magic
                                                                                                                                                        ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                                                                                                          The Road

                                                                                                                                                          The Road
                                                                                                                                                          ByCormac McCarthy
                                                                                                                                                            Frankenstein

                                                                                                                                                            #16 of 15 in The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection

                                                                                                                                                            Frankenstein
                                                                                                                                                            ByMary Shelley,Michael Burgan
                                                                                                                                                              And Then There Were None

                                                                                                                                                              And Then There Were None
                                                                                                                                                              ByAgatha Christie
                                                                                                                                                                2001: A Space Odyssey

                                                                                                                                                                #1 of 4 in Space Odyssey

                                                                                                                                                                2001: A Space Odyssey
                                                                                                                                                                ByArthur C. Clarke
                                                                                                                                                                  Perfect Sound Whatever

                                                                                                                                                                  Perfect Sound Whatever
                                                                                                                                                                  ByJames Acaster
                                                                                                                                                                    Stranger in a Strange Land

                                                                                                                                                                    Stranger in a Strange Land
                                                                                                                                                                    ByRobert A. Heinlein
                                                                                                                                                                      Mort

                                                                                                                                                                      #4 of 41 in Discworld

                                                                                                                                                                      Mort
                                                                                                                                                                      ByTerry Pratchett
                                                                                                                                                                        Brave New World

                                                                                                                                                                        Brave New World
                                                                                                                                                                        ByAldous Huxley
                                                                                                                                                                          The Martian Chronicles

                                                                                                                                                                          The martian chronicles.
                                                                                                                                                                          ByRay Bradbury
                                                                                                                                                                            Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

                                                                                                                                                                            #1 of 2 in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

                                                                                                                                                                            Alice's adventures in wonderland
                                                                                                                                                                            ByLewis Carroll
                                                                                                                                                                              Neverwhere

                                                                                                                                                                              #1 of 2 in London Below, The World of Neverwhere

                                                                                                                                                                              Neverwhere
                                                                                                                                                                              ByNeil Gaiman(Narrator)
                                                                                                                                                                                Outliers: The Story of Success

                                                                                                                                                                                Outliers: The Story of Success
                                                                                                                                                                                ByMalcolm Gladwell
                                                                                                                                                                                  The Time Machine

                                                                                                                                                                                  The Time Machine
                                                                                                                                                                                  ByH. G. Wells
                                                                                                                                                                                    Lord of the Flies

                                                                                                                                                                                    Lord of the Flies
                                                                                                                                                                                    ByWilliam Golding
                                                                                                                                                                                      The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings

                                                                                                                                                                                      #3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

                                                                                                                                                                                      The Return of the King
                                                                                                                                                                                      ByJ.R.R. Tolkien
                                                                                                                                                                                        Infinite Jest

                                                                                                                                                                                        Infinite Jest
                                                                                                                                                                                        ByDavid Foster Wallace

                                                                                                                                                                                          1996 • 550 Readers • 1,079 pages • 4.2

                                                                                                                                                                                          Cover 3

                                                                                                                                                                                          The Night Raven

                                                                                                                                                                                          #1 of 8 in Crow Investigations

                                                                                                                                                                                          The Night Raven
                                                                                                                                                                                          BySarah Painter
                                                                                                                                                                                            Murder on the Orient Express

                                                                                                                                                                                            #11 of 46 in Hercule Poirot

                                                                                                                                                                                            Murder on the Orient Express
                                                                                                                                                                                            ByAgatha Christie
                                                                                                                                                                                              James Acaster's Classic Scrapes - The Hilarious Sunday Times Bestseller

                                                                                                                                                                                              James Acaster's Classic Scrapes - The Hilarious Sunday Times Bestseller
                                                                                                                                                                                              ByJames Acaster
                                                                                                                                                                                                The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

                                                                                                                                                                                                #1 of 4 in Adventures of Tom and Huck

                                                                                                                                                                                                The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
                                                                                                                                                                                                ByMark Twain
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Fahrenheit 451

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Fahrenheit 451
                                                                                                                                                                                                  ByRay Bradbury
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

                                                                                                                                                                                                    #3 of 8 in Harry Potter

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
                                                                                                                                                                                                    ByJ. K. Rowling
                                                                                                                                                                                                      James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media

                                                                                                                                                                                                      James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media
                                                                                                                                                                                                      ByJames Acaster
                                                                                                                                                                                                        The Lord of the Rings

                                                                                                                                                                                                        #1-3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

                                                                                                                                                                                                        The Lord of the Rings
                                                                                                                                                                                                        ByJ.R.R. Tolkien